Much higher. This is much higher. The number of car thefts has doubled over the past five years. And the number of carjackings has more than tripled. Murders in 2023 reached the highest rate probably ever. They say 25 years, but they don't know what that means because it just goes back 25 years. Can't be worse. Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals. (03:22–03:28)
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Asserts that the murder rate in Washington D.C. in 2023 is the highest ever.
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